Fighting multiple sclerosis in Australia

Enrico Marchetto

Enrico Marchetto Source: Supplied

Enrico Marchetti is a young Italian who came to Australia two years ago seeking a different life. The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has turned his world upside down.


Enrico Marchetti is fighting with multiple sclerosis, a disease that was diagnosed last April, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemics.

Despite being cut off from his family in Italy, Enrico has accepted his situation and is ready to fight the disease.

Listen to his story as told to SBS Italian.
Enrico Marchetto
Enrico Marchetto Source: Supplied
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